Machines | Farming Belle Valley 1950's
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This is from my Great Grandpa and Grandpa's farm Located in Belle Valley, Millcreek Township PA. This was taken in the early / mid 50's. The farm, house and barn, was located at the corner of Gore Rd and Wattsburg Road where the current Schmidt Funeral Home is located. The farm included the land where the Cider Mill Hi Rise is and the Belle Valley School along Henderson Rd. The farming ops show harvesting, planting and other stuffs. I can identify a Case, Massey Harris, Ford 8N, Oliver HG Crawler, and Threashing machine. In the video is my Great Grandpa Pete, Grandpa George, Uncle George (crew cut kid,) Aunt Shirley in her dress farming, my mom Nancy (In the car about 2) my grandma Betty Lou and sevearl members of the Strohmeyer Family.
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What was the machine being pulled by the tracked vehicle with the kids sitting in the back in seats?
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Those guys were probably veterans who came back from saving the world from Hitler and then made America a great place to live. We should thank that generation.
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Thank you for this time capsule. I was no different than those kids. full of fun and hope. never even a thought about "tomorrow", let alone 60 years later. Today we barely make it on 10x the incomes. Inflation is the culprit.
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May I use some shots of the this video for a music video I am doing? Would be much appreciated! Thanks!
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i love old farming videos it,s cool seeing this machinery new and working now you see it restored at shows i also noticed a new Holland baler a dodge truck and a McCormick deering combine being pulled by the cleat track
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GREAT video, loved it!
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Excellent video! Brings back memories of when I was young. We still have our family farm and I'm still playing in the same barn I played in 50 years ago with a couple of the old tractors I learned to drive on..
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this is the kind of farming peple have forgotten. everything is getting too modern and large scale.